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Where does “χελώνη” come from?

χελώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

χελώνη (Ancient Greek): tortoise

Definitions

  1. tortoise

Ancestry of “χελώνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—

Words derived from “χελώνη”

  • chelonian
  • Chelone
  • quelonio
  • quelónio
  • χελώνα
  • Chelonoidis
  • Chelonia
  • Cheloniinae
  • Cheloniidae
  • Chelonioidea
  • Chelonii
  • chelonius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →